Which to use
“gobe” and “gong” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,359
- “gobe” frequency rank
- #25,337
- “gong” frequency rank
- 72696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobe | gong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de gobbe. | Percussion d’Extrême-Orient, composée d’un disque de métal dont on tire des sons retentissants en le frappant avec une baguette garnie de peau. |
Where the eye mixes gobe and gong
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. gobe (CVCV) and gong (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gobe vs gong
A purely visual mix-up. gobe (\ɡɔb\) and gong (\ɡɔ̃ɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gobe is recorded at frequency rank #47,359, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔb\. gong is at rank #25,337, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ̃ɡ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72696, this pair ranks #43,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gobe vs gong
Shared letters: go. Private to "gobe": be. Private to "gong": n.
"gobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gobe" and "gong" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gobe" vs "gong" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gobe" and "gong" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobe" and "gong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glue vs gobe". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #43,085 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.